Metallic fence-post.



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UNITED STATES PATENT (.)F'FICE WILLIAM D. MCATJN, F TULLVANIA, MISSUR, ASSIUNUH 0F ONFVHAL!-` Ti) AARON Il YAMS, 0i" HlOUX FALLS, irliji'fll ilAiiO'i'.

METALLIC FENoEos'r.

Specification of Letters `atent.

Patented Sept. 17, 190?.

Application filed December 22,1908. Serial No. 349,126.

To uit whom it may 'onccm:

lio it kno n that l, WILIJAM D, McA'rmN, n citizen ol' Vthe United States, residing nt Tnlivaniu. in the County of Muizen und State of Missouri; have invented certain new nndxnefnl Improvements in Metnllio Fenna-Posts,

oi which the` following is a Spevfienion.

This invention relatos to fences of the type embodying posts und runner wires, the purpose being to devise a support for the runner wires of novel formation und which is durable and adaptui to admit o the runner wires being read ily and quickly placed in position, or removed as may be required.

For a full description of the invention und the merits thereof and also to acquire n knowledge of the details of l5 construction and the means ier effecting the result, roll erence is to be had to the following description and nceompanying drawings. l

While the invention may b'e adapted to different forms und conditions by changes in the siruitnro und minor details without dopo rting from the spirit or essontisd features thereof, still the preferred embodiment is Shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is e iront view of n fonce post embodying the invention and showing runner wires attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of n portion of the post on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is e horizontal section en the line x n of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is u vertical section of-a portion of the post on the 1ine y--y of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side view of a. modification. Fig. fi is n horizontal section on the line z of Fig. 5A

Corresponding and like parts are rol' erred to in the following description and indieated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters, l I The fence post is hollow and is provided at its lower 0nd with a. flattened point. 1 of sufiicient breadth to give firm anchorage when driven, or otherwise let into the ground. The flattened poirrt 1 is tapered et its @ze trornity to readily penetmte the ground when driven therein. While the tapered flattened point l, pree i0 ferred, it is to be understood that the end of the post adaptedvto be buried in the ground may he of any de sign. The post, or the part thereof extending ahorro the ground, is hollow and may he of any outline in horimental section, circular form being preferred. A' vortieni slot 2 is formed, or provided in a side ci tin post 3 in :my manner and the odge portions lmrdr-ring upon the alot 2 fire outwardly bent and recurved as shown at 4, and thea@ outer extensions 4 :1re notched nt intervals in their length as indicated at 5, the notches Mining horizontally so as to receive the runner Wirren (i. By having the outwardly intended edge portions of the port bordering' upon th\x `-lo|V o: opening 2 rneurvl'd, Simp edt-vo are prevented und zlnpmi is nintvriully sul'ivnvd particularly :1t the point nlhlvei-d to lln nennst strain. ily having the nniziwfi 5 closely ru lated, 'i'. e, about onoquzuter oi :in inch apart, the poet is adopted to receive .my number of wires and toihave thorgumefpmetiveily spaced :my difference apart.

Any suitable means may be employed for securing the runner viiires fi in the notches 5 o the outwardly extendodrportione 4 of the peut und :is indicato'l most elelly in Fig, 3, such means consists of u '1 fastening 7. The emes-hond of the T fastening sito crosswise of the :daher opening 2, und engages with opposite portions of the poeti hordering upon the seid niet, or opening 2, whereas the sieriiei the fastening passethrough the blot` 2 und iz-t hout into hopk forni to engage the runner wire and prevent; outward displacement thereof. The T fastening may be placed in position in any convenlent way und hy use of :my suitable toni that muy he provided for the purpose, it being preferred to employ n tool especially adapted for the purpose The omoshead ot' the T insteninge is passed through the slot o1' opening 2 after which the fastening is given a unequal'- ter turn to Cause the rosa-head to occupy o. position about ut e right anglo to the slot and subsequent to thi.; operation, the end of the stem is lient to engage the runner wirev This construction is best adapted for porrnnnent fences.

When adapting thi. invention for the vonsn'uction oi temporary fences for hay Anoka, for partitioning invlosure, for setting off places for corralling stock, or for other purposes, the construction illustrated in Figs. 5 and b' has been devised. In this adaptation oi the in vontion, rodrlv Si are employed und Suid rods nro threaded et one. end and provided at the opposite ond with oyes i) in which a rnd 10 is supported. The md5 8' are passed through tho slot, or opening 2. and through un opening in the :our sido of the post opposite 1o the slot 2, the projecting threaded ends being supplied with nuls il. lter' theA runner wird# 4') uro pinned in position, in the netvlies 5 ol' the outwardly extended portions of the post, thd rod l0 is slipped through the oyes l) oi thix rods alter 'vlnr-h the nuts ll are turned so an io drew the rod 'lilinwurd against the runner wires und thm-elly prevont wir m'ifidonml difplumxnl-nt i'rmn the notoires 5, unid rod 10 serving as i! were, in r-lnnip the runner wires :md to rlviloft 11nsnxnriii-[woon upturnod odge portieml 4, thorulay preventing uny lnngii ndilml immuun-nt. nl' the rui-ner wirr-r' when,i'lljmtvd lolino-.n onlin. By loosening `the nul-n ll, bln" rnnxn-r wines urililu-nitflid and ll'u l-nro muy lar laken down lo lu- :ig-ain svi up when requin-d for {nl'l lil-r survive.

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